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Start Your Next Monthly Meeting Listing Positive Things First

Doug Turner tells us what happened when he opened his monthly leadership meeting by asking for a discussion of what was going right, instead of the usual litany of what was going wrong. The benefits were amazing...

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Colombian Peace Groups Nominated for Nobel Prize

Two Colombian groups were nominated in February for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their extraordinary commitment to nonviolence in the midst of the country’s 50 year-old conflict..

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Giving a Break to Hassled Customer Service People

The unfortunate airline rep at the gate counter was being bombarded by people who seemed to assume that the poor weather and flight cancellations were her fault and I could see she was being pushed to the brink...

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Man with Cardboard Sign Gives Away Cash on Freeway Exit

Rob Brezsny, the mirthful author and lecturer, stands on a highway exit ramp handing out cash calling it, reverse panhandling. (photo)

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Improvisation Boosts Reading in Poor Inner City School

Rachel Farmer is a fourth-grade teacher in Brooklyn who defies the stereotype of inner-city school life. Instead of burned out, Rachel is lit up, and so are her students.

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Rescue of 100 Stranded Horses Through Floodwaters (Video)

More than 100 horses were stranded on a small island for days after a heavy storm. 19 of them drowned while onlookers feared for the lives of the rest. This video follows a group of women on horseback who attempted a rescue.

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Hating Your Fortune? Remember Will

Whenever I'm feeling down about myself, cursing my bad luck, and crying out to Gods of fate who hear me not, Whenever I'm wishing I had another's life and fortune, longing for more friends, and stronger disposition...

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Blessed by a Burger

I was hungry and lonely and couldn't decide which to do, go get food, or stay with friends... I said a quick prayer, "God, I really don't know what to do right now. Help me out, will you?"